Story + Photos/MAEGHAN DONOHUE
Sometimes you want to go where nobody knows your name. When I met with Ninet Tayeb, I got the impression that this is a sentiment to which she can relate. As we strolled the crowded streets of Austin during SXSW looking for a quiet spot for portraits, she commented how nice it was not to be followed as is incessantly the case in her native Israel, and also mentioned how much she is now enjoying living in “peaceful... Read More

story / Megan Laber
Jake Witzenfeld takes on sexuality and Middle Eastern conflict at LA Film Fest.
Reality show montages of evenings out and war-time documentary footage are the only visual comparisons one can make to Jake Witzenfeld’s first film that follows a group of gay young Palestinians living in Tel Aviv. To say the subject matter surrounding his premise is complicated would be an understatement.
“From one side you are this Israeli... Read More